Modern-day Foraging with Twila Cassadore

Week of March 1, 2025

Red Road Journey is bringing native elders and wisdom keepers to Rancho La Puerta, to share stories, pray, sing, teach and inspire; to celebrate the deeply rooted traditions and practices that can help us care for the earth, bring healing to our spirits and care for each other.

Showcasing Traditional Apache Dishes: Modern-day Foraging, with  Twila Cassadore

Twila Cassadore is a member of the San Carlos Apache Tribe of Arizona, a traditional Apache forager, food educator, and advocate for Indigenous food sovereignty. Through her work, Twila teaches Western Apache food traditions at a global level as a means of fostering physical health, healing, spiritual connection, and cultural identity.  She interviews tribal elders, takes foraging trips into the wilderness, and delivers public presentations to share her research.

Integrating Indigenous Wisdom into Modern Thought: Q/A with Apache and Azteca Grandmothers, with  Twila Cassadore and Rosa Tupina Yaotonalcuahtli